Trousers.



PATENTED JAN. 15, 1907.

T. HALLIGAN;

TROUSERS. APPLIUATION FILED AUG.1G,1905.

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THOMAS HALLIGAN, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

TROUSERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 15, 1907.

Application filed August 16. 1905. Serial No. 274,427.

Be it known that I, THOMAS HALLIGAN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Salt Lake City, in Salt Lake and State of Utah, newand useful Improvements in Trousers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in trousers; and the. inventionconsists in the construction and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter described, and particu larly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed and forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pair of trousers equipped with theinvention, and Fig. 2 is a detail viewof the fastening-belt.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1designates a pair of trousers of ordinary construction, and 2 thewaistband thereof, to the inner side of which the improved fasteningdevice is applied. The fastening device comprises a belt or band 3 ofany desired flexible material, which is provided at intervals betweenits ends with flexible tabs or projections 4, projecting below the loweredge thereof and adapted to be sewed or otherwise fastened to thewaistband The belt or band 3 is vertically disposed upon the inner sideof the waistband 2 and extends in parallel relation therewith and hasits meeting ends disposed so as to come opposite the placket of thegarment, one of said ends being formed with apertures 5 to engage thetongue of a buckle 6, carried by the other end, whereby the'band may bedrawn as snugly as desired to hold the garment upon the person. Anyother preferred means of connecting the meeting ends of the belt or band3 may, however, be employed.

By providing the flexible tabs 0r projec tions 4, which extend below thelower edge the county of have invented of the band 3, the upper edge ofthe band is free to conform to the inclination or angularity of theperson about the hips and around the waist, andas the band is of lessdiameter than the waistband 2 of the trousers it will be readilyunderstood that the band may be adjusted as desired by the wearer tocomfortably hold the garment upon the person without puckering orotherwise drawing the waistband 2 out of shape, thereby adapting thelatter to retain its natural form and position, thus overcoming thedisadvantage incident to the use of an outside belt. A further advantageof this construction of fastening means is that it obviates thenecessity of employing outside fastenings of any kind and unsightlyattach- .ments therefor and is wholly invisible when the garment is inuse, thus enabling the wearer to wear a shirt-waist and dispense withthe vest and coat with entire propriety.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- A pairof trousers comprising the waistband, a belt of a smaller diameter thanthe waistband and composed of flexible material havingrectangular-shaped tabs with one of their ends secured centrally andlongitudinally at suitable distances apart on one face of the belt, saidtabs being arranged to extend below the lower edge of the belt andhaving their free ends secured to the waist band to permit of the belthaving vertical adjustment, and securing means on the meeting ends ofsaid belt, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS HALLIGAN.

Witnesses:

M. I. MEREDITH, Lonrsn MEEARS.

